ESTUARY PEARLS: Farewell to some key Estuary figures

Estuary News Group

Delta scienceScience

March 5, 2020

Estuary Pearls is a publication of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, the same folks who publish ESTUARY News. This month,...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Newsom must do more than sue Trump to protect San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Baykeeper

Commentary

March 5, 2020

Guest commentary written by Dr. Jonathan Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at San Francisco Baykeeper: Last month, Governor Newsom finally made good...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

Maven

Delta science

March 5, 2020

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. When complete,...

SJV WATER: Price of water going up as the snowpack shrinks

SJV Water

Current ConditionsWater supply augmentation

March 4, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Another block of water has been offered for sale in Kern County at $950 per...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements post-Trump and an update on the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta conveyance

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

March 4, 2020

It was a busy time for California water issues last month when Trump visited the San Joaquin Valley, signed the...

THIS JUST IN … New economic report seeks to highlight significant water challenges for California communities

Maven

Policy and regulation

March 3, 2020

This is the report mentioned in today’s top story on the Daily Digest From the Water Blueprint for the San...

Reclamation releases draft congressionally mandated repayment contracts for Central Valley Project contractors from the Shasta, Trinity and Sacramento River Divisions

Bureau of Reclamation News

Policy and regulation

March 3, 2020

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass

Maven

EcosystemsNotebook News and Features

March 3, 2020

At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the...

USGS: Toxic Mineral Selenium Found in California Fish Species

USGS

Fish and wildlifeScience

March 3, 2020

Spinal deformities in California native fish species, the Sacramento Splittail, were first seen in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2011....

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for March 1st

Robert Shibatani

Current Conditions

March 2, 2020

This report/commentary prepared by hydrologist Robert Shibatani. With growing speculation, people are starting to express concern over this water year’s...

NEW REPORT: Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program Report to the Legislature

Maven

Planning and managementReports

February 29, 2020

The Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act established through Assembly Bill 401 (Dodd, 2015) directs the State Water Resources Control Board...

Reclamation completes first group of congressionally-mandated Central Valley Project contract conversions

Bureau of Reclamation News

Policy and regulation

February 28, 2020

Completed contracts include East Bay Municipal Utility District, City of Folsom, City of Roseville, Sacramento County Water Agency, Sacramento Municipal...

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project

Guest Contributor

Policy and regulation

February 28, 2020

Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project would increase storage capacity by more than 100K acre-feet, add new conveyance facilities From the...

CAL MATTERS: For California well owners, clean water is hard to get as state, local hurdles remain

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

February 27, 2020

By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Cal Matters Water is scarce and dirty for many in Fresno County’s small West Park community. They’re...

THIS JUST IN … Warm, Dry Conditions Lead to Below Average Snowpack and Precipitation

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

February 27, 2020

Statewide, snowpack’s water equivalent is 11 inches, or 46 percent of the March average From the Department of Water Resources:...